Exodus 14:5:2Exod.14.5.W2TAB
לְמֶ֣לֶךְ
lemelekh
“to the king of”
- Transliteration
- le-ME-lekh
- Extended
- leh-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /lə.ˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the king of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-ME-lekh mits-RA-yim
- clause
va-yu-GAD le-ME-lekh mits-RA-yim KI va-RAKH ha-AM
- sentence
va-yu-GAD le-ME-lekh mits-RA-yim KI va-RAKH ha-AM va-ye-ha-FEKH le-VAV par-OH va-a-va-DAV el-ha-AM va-yom-RU mah-ZOT a-SI-nu ki-shil-LAKH-noo et-yis-ra-EL me-ov-DE-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with vayugad {וַיֻּגַּד֙ | way-yû-gaḏ} ‘and it was told’, a vav-consecutive + Hofal imperfect third masculine singular verb introducing the report to lemelekh {לְמֶ֣לֶךְ | lə-me-leḵ} ‘king’ and mitsrayim {מִצְרַיִם | mits-ra-yim} ‘Egypt’.
In context — Exodus 14:5
And it was reported to the king of Egypt that the people had fled, and the heart of Pharaoh and his servants was changed toward the people, and they said, “What is this we have done, that we have sent Israel away from serving us?”
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:5:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 14:5, so the Hebrew word לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lemelekh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Exod.14.5.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.5.W2.S1) and character.